11-mile fish oil spill slows NB I-5 traffic near Lynnwood

Published 1:30 am Friday, July 7, 2017

LYNNWOOD — A truck carrying fish oil made quite a stink along I-5 in Lynnwood Friday afternoon.

Shortly after 2 p.m., a truck spilled oil on the interstate. The mess stretched about 11 miles, said Trooper Heather Axtman with the Washington State Patrol.

An 800-square-foot puddle in the northbound lane slowed traffic near the cross section of I-5 and I-405, Axtman said.

One lane was closed near 164th Street SW.

The Washington State Department of Transportation was working to clean up the roadway.